Muscari ... and some relatives 2010

[TheOnionMan]

Mark,
in order to avoid early growth of leaves is to dig out the muscari bulbs after going dormant and store them dry until replanting in late autumn, like all professional growers do. Muscari genetically do not have a mechanism who control leaves growths. The growths of leaves (& roots) is activated as soon there is enough moist available.
Our summers are usual too wet...

Do you get down on your belly to sniff at the flowers?
Mark, I've not tried it that way   But I like to take photos from the perspective of a small animal. 

Thanks for the explanation Armin.  In my garden, everything planted must be able to fend for themselves.  I try to site properly, amend soil if necessary, but then they're on their own... no coddling, no dig-them-up-then-replant-later (no time for such things), no cloches... either they make it or they don't.  The new Muscari foliage eventually overtakes the old persistent winter-green ratty foliage, maybe I just have to live with that if I want to see the flowers on certain species.

[Armin]

Mark,
I have the same attitude towards gardening. In case of too many long and brown dryed leaves on muscari (i.e. armeniacum) I clip them carefully after frost period to give the clumps a new 'hair style' otherwise they look like 'tattered periwigs'.

[Janis Ruksans]

Muscari chalusicum from Iran and
Muscari polyanthum from Turkey (some botanists suppose that it is tha same as armeniacum, but armeniacum has narrower leaves and usually forms leaves in autumn)
Janis

[Janis Ruksans]

This extremely strange (note very long "sausage" like fertile flowers) appeared in pot where were planted Allium seedlings. No one similar I have in my collection. Really shocked!
Janis

[TheOnionMan]

This extremely strange (note very long "sausage" like fertile flowers) appeared in pot where were planted Allium seedlings. No one similar I have in my collection. Really shocked!
Janis

Cool!  Maybe name it Muscari "Sausage and Onions"   I like it.

[WimB]

That last Muscari is very nice, Janis.

Two which were flowering today:

Bellevalia pycnantha and
Hyacinthoides italica

[Michael J Campbell]

Belvallia paradoxa

[fermi de Sousa]

This extremely strange (note very long "sausage" like fertile flowers) appeared in pot where were planted Allium seedlings. No one similar I have in my collection. Really shocked!
Janis

Janis,
that is an amazing inflorescence! Could it be a hybrid involving M. muscarimi?
cheers
fermi

[Janis Ruksans]

This extremely strange (note very long "sausage" like fertile flowers) appeared in pot where were planted Allium seedlings. No one similar I have in my collection. Really shocked!
Janis

Janis,
that is an amazing inflorescence! Could it be a hybrid involving M. muscarimi?
cheers
fermi

I don't know. I'm afraid that Muscarimias didn't cross with other types of Muscari. May be it is seasonal abnormality. Of course I marked it and will give special attention to this stranger.
Janis

[daveyp1970]

This extremely strange (note very long "sausage" like fertile flowers) appeared in pot where were planted Allium seedlings. No one similar I have in my collection. Really shocked!
Janis

Janis i'm sure Michael Campbell posted a pic of a very similar looking plant.

[Janis Ruksans]

This extremely strange (note very long "sausage" like fertile flowers) appeared in pot where were planted Allium seedlings. No one similar I have in my collection. Really shocked!
Janis

Janis i'm sure Michael Campbell posted a pic of a very similar looking plant.

Can you give more information - when?
Janis

[Michael J Campbell]

Janis, it was not the same as the one you posted, here is a copy of it.

[Janis Ruksans]

Janis, it was not the same as the one you posted, here is a copy of it.

But it is similar. Any idea what?
Janis

[Michael J Campbell]

Don't know Janis, it was grown from AGS star seed collection, Muscari SP.sub genus Botryanthus. That is all the information I have and I know nothing about Muscari. Sorry.

[Janis Ruksans]

Don't know Janis, it was grown from AGS star seed collection, Muscari SP.sub genus Botryanthus. That is all the information I have and I know nothing about Muscari. Sorry.

Henrik Zetterlund and Arnis Seisums will visit me next week, may be they will help.
Janis